A Photo Contest Captures the Stunning Flora and Fauna of Macedonia and Albania’s Lake Ohrid · Global Voices
Elena Nikolovska

Photo: Marina Sadikoska/OhridSOS, used with permission.
Entries to a photo contest called “The Voice of the Lake” showing lush scenery, majestic wildlife and discarded man-objects at Lake Ohrid, which straddles Albania and Macedonia, have recently sparked interest among many Macedonians.
The contest was organized by the Citizen Initiative OhridSOS, which is fighting to stop harmful urbanization projects that threaten to destroy the magnificent lake, which is the largest natural lake in Macedonia and the oldest lake on the European continent.
Shots capture mute swans, various freshwater fish and crustaceans and even some house furniture in the lake waters and shores.
The three images below featuring beautiful landscapes and an underwater resident of Lake Ohrid were chosen as the contest winners by those who voted on Facebook.
OhridSOS activists decided to also award their own favorite photo. The winner? The lovely image below featuring a sunset scene with reed and gulls on Lake Ohrid.
Photo: Nebojsha Gelevski/Ohrid SOS, used with permission.